Welcome to South County Community Handbell Choir's Home Page
South County Community Handbell Choir's mission is to bring handbell music to South Orange County.
Our Fall season will include playing at San Clemente's Santa's Village by the Sea on Saturday, December 5th and then our concert benefitting Family Assistance Ministries on Sunday, December 13th.
In addition, local handbell musicians will be providing free holiday music at the Outlets Christmas Tree on Saturday, November 28th. Check out our Events page for details.
South County is excited to announce an opportunity for our patrons to “sponsor” our 2026/2027 Concerts. Please see our “About” page for details.
The handbell ringing class which is put on by the City's Recreation Department is in full swing and will start its second session in January. It will once again be on Tuesday nights at 6:00 pm. Our Artistic Director will be teaching students the joy of ringing. Handbells are very unique in that it takes multiple people to make the music. Experienced musicians can be next to novice ringers and make wonderful music. Ringing in a handbell choir creates deep connections on the musical level and on the personal level. No experience is required. The classes are open to San Clemente residents as well as non-residents.
For those that like to plan ahead. South County's 2027 Summer Workshops will be very special. Handbells Soar will consist of a director's workshop on Friday, July 16th, and a ringer's workshop on Saturday, July 17th. These events will be on the campus of Concordia University, Irvine (CUI) and Nick Hanson will be the clinician. In addition, in conjunction with CUI, South County is sponsoring a concert to honor Nancy Jessup and Herb Geisler on July 17th. For our friends in San Diego County, we will have a ringer's workshop on Saturday, July 31st at San Luis Rey Valley United Methodist Church. Erik Der will be the clinician. More details to follow.
Our Fall season will include playing at San Clemente's Santa's Village by the Sea on Saturday, December 5th and then our concert benefitting Family Assistance Ministries on Sunday, December 13th.
In addition, local handbell musicians will be providing free holiday music at the Outlets Christmas Tree on Saturday, November 28th. Check out our Events page for details.
South County is excited to announce an opportunity for our patrons to “sponsor” our 2026/2027 Concerts. Please see our “About” page for details.
The handbell ringing class which is put on by the City's Recreation Department is in full swing and will start its second session in January. It will once again be on Tuesday nights at 6:00 pm. Our Artistic Director will be teaching students the joy of ringing. Handbells are very unique in that it takes multiple people to make the music. Experienced musicians can be next to novice ringers and make wonderful music. Ringing in a handbell choir creates deep connections on the musical level and on the personal level. No experience is required. The classes are open to San Clemente residents as well as non-residents.
For those that like to plan ahead. South County's 2027 Summer Workshops will be very special. Handbells Soar will consist of a director's workshop on Friday, July 16th, and a ringer's workshop on Saturday, July 17th. These events will be on the campus of Concordia University, Irvine (CUI) and Nick Hanson will be the clinician. In addition, in conjunction with CUI, South County is sponsoring a concert to honor Nancy Jessup and Herb Geisler on July 17th. For our friends in San Diego County, we will have a ringer's workshop on Saturday, July 31st at San Luis Rey Valley United Methodist Church. Erik Der will be the clinician. More details to follow.
